Zeb
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Zeb is a central character in Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel "MaddAddam," known for his complex past and role in the post-apocalyptic narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zeb canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T968763 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zeb Context triple: [MaddAddam, mainCharacter, Zeb]
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A.
Zeke
Zeke is a central male character in the romantic comedy film "Think Like a Man," known for navigating modern dating dynamics alongside a group of friends influenced by a relationship advice book.
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B.
Bubi
Bubi is the nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter pilot who became history’s highest-scoring flying ace.
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C.
Blaze
Blaze is the anthropomorphic orange cat mascot of the Portland Trail Blazers NBA team.
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D.
Izzy
Izzy was the abstract, computer-generated mascot character created for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
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E.
Quint
Quint is the grizzled, obsessive shark hunter in the film "Jaws," known for his monologue about the USS Indianapolis and his fatal showdown with the great white shark.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zeb Target entity description: Zeb is a central character in Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel "MaddAddam," known for his complex past and role in the post-apocalyptic narrative.
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A.
Zeke
Zeke is a central male character in the romantic comedy film "Think Like a Man," known for navigating modern dating dynamics alongside a group of friends influenced by a relationship advice book.
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B.
Bubi
Bubi is the nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter pilot who became history’s highest-scoring flying ace.
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C.
Blaze
Blaze is the anthropomorphic orange cat mascot of the Portland Trail Blazers NBA team.
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D.
Izzy
Izzy was the abstract, computer-generated mascot character created for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
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E.
Quint
Quint is the grizzled, obsessive shark hunter in the film "Jaws," known for his monologue about the USS Indianapolis and his fatal showdown with the great white shark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries |
MaddAddam
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surface form:
MaddAddam trilogy
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| appearsInWork |
MaddAddam
ⓘ
The Year of the Flood ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup | God’s Gardeners ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
corporate power and corruption
ⓘ
environmental collapse ⓘ post-apocalyptic survival ⓘ religion and fanaticism ⓘ |
| backstoryCharacteristic |
abusive family background
ⓘ
complex past ⓘ fundamentalist religious upbringing ⓘ |
| characterArc | from victim of abuse to resistant activist ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
HelthWyzer
ⓘ
his fundamentalist preacher father ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
exposition of corporate biotech abuses
ⓘ
exposition of pre-plague world ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada (literary origin via Canadian author) ⓘ |
| creator | Margaret Atwood ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 2013 (MaddAddam) ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Adam One ⓘ |
| inUniverseOrganization | HelthWyzer ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation |
eco-activist
ⓘ
hacker ⓘ security specialist ⓘ |
| partOf | MaddAddam narrative frame ⓘ |
| relationship | partner of Toby ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central character
ⓘ
major supporting character in The Year of the Flood ⓘ title character focus in MaddAddam ⓘ |
| setting | post-apocalyptic North America ⓘ |
| skills |
combat skills
ⓘ
survival skills ⓘ technical expertise ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cost of survival in dystopian worlds
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resistance to corrupt systems ⓘ |
| toldThrough | stories recounted to Crakers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zeb Description of subject: Zeb is a central character in Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel "MaddAddam," known for his complex past and role in the post-apocalyptic narrative.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.